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Death by Laura Thalassa

10 reviews

booksalacarte's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Blood, Violence, Death, and Sexual content

boomwormbrittany's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Death is the fourth and final book in Laura Thalassa's The Four Horsemen romance series which follows the Four Horsemen of the apocalypse. 
This has to be the best series by Laura Thalassa that I have read out of her two. I was absolutely obsessed with every single book for different reasons. I loved seeing one human showing these horsemen the value of humanity. It was a very different romance novel series but in the best way possible. I also have to give a shout out to Laura as God is referred to with she/her pronouns and that just made me so happy.
I really loved Death and Lazarus. I thought they were so interesting, especially the dichotomy of him being Death and her being a representation of Life. Two sides of the same coin who are in a battle to see who wins. Death is truly the definition of a grumpy hero whose heart is only open for Lazarus. I thought their dichotomy was so interesting and I loved seeing them face up against each other. 
As this was the end of the series, I also loved seeing Lazarus's interaction with Death's brothers and the other horsemen Pestilence, War and Famine.  War is absolutely unhinged still and I loved that for him as he was my favorite horsemen. I loved seeing Pestilence being so sweet and being so caring nad understanding. Famine was ready to risk it all for Ana and his chance at the life Pestilence and War have been living and I loved it. I thought they really played an interesting role in this novel and added a lot to it especially at the final fight scene. Everything about this novel had me at the edge of my seat and I wasn't sure how they were going to stop the apocalypse but I was living for it. 
The only reason this book got 4.75 is that there is a child who shows up in it. I, personally, don't mind children at the end of romance novels or if they are funny children who push the characters together. I understand the need for the child in this to put some motivation for Lazarus but I don't find children my favorite in the middle of romance novels. That is just a me thing. I also wish we would have gotten more  of the other horsemen's families as I loved all their romances. 
Overall, this was such a unique and interesting story. I loved this series so much and this was a perfect final book in the series. I would highly recommend picking it up. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Murder

xlaurareads's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

what a bittersweet but perfect ending to this series. i have many thoughts on this one, but let's start with the most prominent one: after the ending of famine's book, i was expecting death to be way differently than he actually was in his book. i felt like he might be the harshest, most murderous one that's connected to humanity the least and, thus, doesn't give a shit about humanity. however, in the first chapters of the book it became blatantly obvious that death is the softest of the four horseman, the one who falls for the woman (lazarus) in an instant when he sees her and needs to resist the urge to claim her from the first second on. i liked the "banter" between them and the on-off-killing situation, although it's always been clear how much death feels for her. what put me off a little was the time he "captured" her and the ongoing process of that; however, lazarus meeting the other horsemen was great and essential to the story unfolding. nonetheless, for the 500+ pages i feel like the book was a bit dragged at some points and there wasn't happening very much except laz and death trying to seduce each other and falling in love. like, don't get me wrong, I'm all here for passionate lovestories with good spice, but i was essentially bored at some points and, as the storyline of all four books was essentially somewhat the same, the ending seemed incredibly predictable to me. that's not a bad thing at all and i was prepared for it but i grew hella frustrated with death and his decisions at that. the ending was beautiful and bittersweet still, and tbh i couldn't imagine it otherwise. for me, the epilogue wasn't really needed because the real ending was, to me, perfect as it is. all in all, i did probably like this one second best of the series but it still had its weaknesses. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol and Gore

c_dmckinney's review

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Torture, Grief, Abandonment, Animal death, Violence, Kidnapping, Gore, Genocide, Child death, Death of parent, War, Murder, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

cluckieduck's review

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

FINALLY - the series has reached its conclusion. Am I happy that it’s over? Oh yeah. Am I happy to have read it to see what all the fuss was about. Nope! 

This has got to be one of the most over hyped, underwhelming series I’ve read. It’s such an intriguing premise, and maybe with a better writer it could have been better, but I’m sorry to say that I just don’t think Ms. Thalassa is that good of a writer - repetitive and recycled plots, terrible “romance” and sex scenes, ham-fisted morality, all rounded up in seemingly half-researched settings. 

Anyways, I’ve slogged through and now I can put them behind me without any lingering thoughts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Grief, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

breerosiey's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Murder, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, War, Blood, Child death, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

booksoflore's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Suicide, War, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, and Torture

wolf013's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: War

Minor: Blood

felyn's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Death of parent, Medical content, and Child death

Minor: Vomit

sam019's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What an amazing end to this series. This is definitely my new favorite series. Deaths story wasnt rushed like most series endings, but it was perfectly written. I have nothing bad to say about this series, I was never bored, always intrigued and absolutely love all of the characters. I hope I can find another series as amazing as this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and War